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For the ladies always misplacing or losing their cellphones, this is probably a nice little accessory. Techtether is a fancy lanyard-type device that hooks on to your purse and has the other end hanging onto your cellphone, Blackberry, camera, or whatever. These tethers aren’t just some cheap cotton string, though. They’re made from crystals, tiger’s-eye,…
Apparently, the Japanese just can’t stop watching their awesome HDTVs, so much that they need to do it on the go. So in comes the H.264 Pocket TV by Pixela, released only in Japan. Yes, now you will be able to enjoy stunning HDTV-quality programming on the go in the form of a long candybar-esque…
If the vote was determined by how many emails I received, then the Treo 650 would win outright. You fanboys really love this thing, but we’ll let the masses decide which is the top PDA/Smartphone. Get your vote on, after the jump, of course. Gawker Media polls require Javascript; if you’re viewing this in an…
I’m absolutely suprised to all hell and back that a place like Urban Outfitters doesn’t carry this blackboard t-shirt. Half original, half gimmicky, this t-shirt is a blackboard with a piece of chalk that you can wear. Perhaps you wake up and decide that your Pabst Blue Ribbon Vintage Tee just isn’t cool enough for…
We know a decent number of Gizmodo readers probably built their PCs from scratch. That doesn’t mean you can’t vote for your favorite machine of 2005. Will this turn into another Apple vs. Everyone Else slugfest? You betcha! You know the drill, email [email protected] with your nominee for best PC of 2005.
To think: it was only yesterday that we were WeblogsAward Runner-Up Gizmodo and today we’re TechWeb Blog Awards Grand Prize winning Gizmodo! How soon we grow up. Thank you all for the love.
Ladies and gents, welcome to the modern age of gaming. No longer will your “Nintendo chair” just sit there and rock while you game away for hours at a time. Allow me to reintroduce the Pyramat PM220 Sound Rocker. This is a Nintendo chair for the modern gamer. It features ARX sound technology and integrated…
You know that robot vacuum cleaner that you ve seen on TV, the Roomba? Well, did you know that you can tap into the power of that robot, controlling him with your very own will? iRobot has just released the the instructions on how to interface with the Roomba s serial port. So now you…
Dell and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission today announced a voluntary recall of 22,000 Dell notebook batteries. This is coming after Dell received three complaints of batteries overheating and causing damage to tabletops, desktops and personal effects. No personal injury was reported, but watch out for those legs, you bathroom laptop users. What does…
This just may be the perfect solution for people who don t have a few thousand dollars to shell out for a new HDTV. This device comes to us from The Cat’s Eye and is available over at ThinkGeek for $159. It can record, pause, fast forward, and rewind either a normal standard-definition television broadcast…
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Dude! Like, first I replaced waving my lighter at rock concerts with waving a cell phone. But, like, you’ve totally replaced your cell phone’s wallpaper with a picture of a lighter? That’s way meta-, man. Totally post-modern. What happens if I take a picture of your meta-lighter cellphone? WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS, MY FRIEND! Silly…
Towels getting you down? Hate the idea of expending the energy to dry yourself off after a shower? Time to get the Triton Body Dryer, a ceiling-mounted unit that claims it can dry your entire, post-shower body in just three minutes. How much body hair that includes I can’t say, but it does come with…
If you’re looking for a cute and tough iPod case, these new iPod cases from Speck might suit you well. These FunSkins are designed to cover your iPod thoroughly, as well as keep them protected from any dangers they may face. The two new designs are dubbed “Cloud” and “Grass”. The Cloud case looks like…
Time for another hard-hitting, balls-to-the-wall category of portable media. This includes anything that can play media on the go. Send us the name of your favorite portable MP3 player, video player, or the like to [email protected].
Back in my grade school days, I was one of the first dudes with a CD burner. I charged everyone outrageous prices for mix CDs of songs they liked and stuff I could get off the original Napster at the time. However, burning CDs was tedious and took forever on an 8x burner, so I…
This is just the coolest thing ever. Seth Fogie ripped up his 360 and stuffed it into an Atari 2600. Why? Because it was there. Had he been able to stick the DVD drive in there as well, then he really would have gotten extra props. Maybe he can stuff it into an Atari cassette…
Okay dorks, time is running out on our contest to win a brand spanking new Tokyo Flash watch that probably won’t make you any cooler. Here’s the deal: email us a picture of you as a dorky youngster to [email protected]. Deadline is Monday. Hurry up, dorks, this is your last chance for possible coolness. Check…
This odd-looking gadget from Hawking doesn’t pick up alien signals, but it does let you boost any WiFi signal by up to a hard-to-believe 300 percent. The HWU8DD Hi-Gain USB Wireless-G Dish Adapter connects to either a computer or laptop using Wireless-B or Wireless-G network and a USB connection, and uses dish technology and Hawking’s…
If you’ve ever gotten a desperate call from your parents, from their land line, begging you to help them figure out the new cellphone they just purchased, you’ll be happy to hear about Toshiba’s V50T. An easy-to-use cellphone with something called “simple modes” built in, you can personalize your menu to only show features you…